Shifting the legal paradigm to recognize nature's rights can support food system reform for the common good.
Holding Industrial Animal Agriculture Accountable by Establishing the Rights of Nature
Demand for Farmed-Animal Feed Crops Fuels Pesticide Use
Industrial animal agriculture relies heavily on pesticide-intensive field crops, making animal exploitation a surprising cause of much US pesticide consumption.
Farm Policy for Food, Not Feed
In this guest post, Farm Action examines a great contradiction at the heart of US food and agriculture policy.
Digital Livestock Farming Offers Mixed Outcomes for Farmed Animals
Digital tools can gather and interpret data that may enhance farmed animal well-being and productivity. Are such tools beneficial or harmful to the interests of farmed animals?
So-called ‘Biogas’ from Intensive Animal Farming Threatens a Clean Energy Future
Factory farm biogas further entrenches industrial animal agriculture and fossil fuel dependence.
The Changing Economics of Farming
The challenging economics of the agriculture industry disadvantage farmers, intensifying environmental and social problems in food and farming.
The Potential Benefits and Pitfalls of Plant-based Foods
Keeping sight of all aspects of the common good can help plant-based foods usher in food system transformation.
The Impact of Consuming Animals
Consuming animals supports an industry with a range of complex negative impacts to animals, land, water, air, and human wellbeing.
The Scale and Consequences of Industrial Animal Agriculture
Raising animals for food at industrial scales has a range of negative impacts on animals, environments, and human wellbeing.
The Evolving Frontier of Cultivated Meat
Slaughter-free cultivated meat holds great promise for transforming food production but faces scientific and regulatory challenges on its way to store shelves.
The Growing Movement to Stop CAFOs
Concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) harm animals, disrupt rural economies, and pollute the environment. Can we secure a future food system free of CAFOs?
The Importance of US Farmers
Farmers are at the heart of the overlapping environmental, social, and animal welfare challenges facing the US food system. Statistics reveal insights into the past, present, and future of US farming.
